Imran Khan -Cabinet, which is one of the VIP racks in the stadium, has been a permanent fixture at the venue since 1992, when he led Pakistan to victory in the ODD world championship in Australia and New Zealand. Tickets for Champions Trophy Games in Lahore are sold online under ‘Imran Khan Cabinet’.
Imran is currently in Attock Prison in Rawalpindi and has denied accusations of corruption and insists that he is a victim of a political vendetta. However, a court recently sentenced him and his wife Bushra Bibi in a corruption case that sentenced them to 14 and seven years respectively in prison.
Imran, who heads the Tehreek-E-Insaaf Party, is currently in contrast to the reigning coalition government of Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Peoples Party. The Punjab Province is governed by a PML (N) government led by Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.